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@@ -128,27 +128,22 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen>
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<screen><userinput>make -k check 2>&1 | tee glibc-check-log
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grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen>
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- <para>On at least i686 you can expect to see failures in the
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- <emphasis>test-double </emphasis> and <emphasis>test-idouble</emphasis>
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- math tests with gcc-&gcc-version;, as well as an expected (ignored)
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- failure in <emphasis> posix/annexc</emphasis>. These two failures in
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- the math tests appear to be harmless.</para>
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-
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- <para>The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions of
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- the host system, in particular the kernel. In certain circumstances,
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- some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common
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- issues:</para>
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+ <para>You will probably see an expected (ignored) failure in the
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+ <emphasis>posix/annexc</emphasis> test. In addition the Glibc test suite
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+ is somewhat dependent on the host system. This is a list of the most
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+ common issues:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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- <para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail in other
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- tests when running on systems where the CPU is not a relatively
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- new genuine Intel or authentic AMD. Certain optimization settings
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- are also known to be a factor here.</para>
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+ <para>The <emphasis>nptl/tst-clock2</emphasis> and
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+ <emphasis>tst-attr3</emphasis> tests sometimes
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+ fail. The reason is not completely understood, but indications
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+ are that a heavy system load can trigger these failures.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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- <para>The <emphasis>gettext</emphasis> test sometimes fails due to
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- host system issues. The exact reasons are not yet clear.</para>
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+ <para>The math tests sometimes fail when running on
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+ systems where the CPU is not a relatively new genuine Intel or
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+ authentic AMD processor.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you have mounted the LFS partition with the
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@@ -157,8 +152,8 @@ grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen>
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use the <parameter>noatime</parameter> option while building LFS.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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- <para>When running on older and slower hardware, some tests
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- can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para>
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+ <para>When running on older and slower hardware or on systems under
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+ load, some tests can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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Bruce Dubbs